Harness.



PATENTED OCT. 3, 1905.

A. D. CARPENTER.

HARNESS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11,1904

INVENTOH filfiz'anfl. Car 0622261 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARNESS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed August 11, 1904. Serial No. ZZOB M.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBION D. CARPENTER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Voodbridge, in the county of Middlesex and State ofNew Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Harness, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to certain parts of a harness. Many attempts havebeen made to improve the present form of saddletrees and theiraccessories; but heretofore no one has succeeded in devising asaddletree having a removable check-hook provided with efficient meansfor securing it in place.

One object of my invention is to secure this important result.

Further objects are to provide means for removably securing the terretsto the saddletree and for securing the saddle-skirt, jockey, andback-band to the tree in such a manner as to make an important saving inthe amount of leather used and at the same time produce a simple andrigid device which may be easily and cheaply constructed and maintained.

Further objects will appear in the course of the subjoined description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view. showing a preferred form of myinvention. .Fig. 2 is a central sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is asectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an endelevation of a portion of the device. Fig. 5 is a perspective viewshowing the manner of securing the terret to the saddletree, and Fig. 6is a sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

The saddletree, which is represented by the letter a, is preferably madeof metal and of an inverted-V shape. Each half is provided with aplurality of steps a (t the surfaces of which are preferably parallelwith each other. On each edge of the saddletree is provided a depression(0 for the purpose of receiving leather inserts 6 and designed forattaching the leather parts of the harness to the saddletree. Theseinserts b are attached to the saddletree by means of rivets or anyequivalent device. 0 represents a jockey or jockeystrap, which issecured upon each side of the saddletree by means of the inserts Z). Aterret (Z is passed through a hole (not shown) in the jockey c andsecured to the saddletree by means of a dovetailed projection (Z uponthe base of the terret. This projection kl has tapering sides (Z and isdesigned to fit in an opening a in the saddletree, having taperingdovetailed projections a which project through the hole in the jockeyand are adapted for securing the terret in an obvious manner.

A back-band e is provided with a metallic projection e and a metallicextension 0 A saddle-skirt f is provided with an opening f, for thereception of the back-band e and may be secured to the saddletree byrivets and may be secured to the jockey by sewing. The saddle-skirt isdesigned to rest upon the step a, and its end will thus beheld on thatstep and under the end of the jockey c. The back-band passes through theopening f and also through an opening a in the step a'and is held inposition by the projection 0 coming into contact with the edge of theopening a, which is in reality the upper edge of the step (0 and bymeans of the extension 6 coming into contact with the lower surface ofthe step a at the upper edge of the opening a, as is clearly indicated.in Fig. 3. It will be obvious that with such a construction as thatindicated the back-band will be securely held in position, but will beread-.

ily removable when it is turned upwardly in opposition' to theresistance of the jockey. The weight which is exerted upon the lower endof the back-band, however, Will only act to more securely wedge it inposition in the opening a. ltwill be readily understood that thisconstruction. provides for great economy in the manufacture of thebackband and saddle-skirt. These parts are by the constructiondescribed, or any equivalent thereof, reduced by about three andone-half.

inches on each side. This is an important advantage in my invention.

At the top of the saddletree the check-hook g and saddle b are mounted,the latter projecting over the upper ends of the jockeys and aiding insecuring them in position, as well as improving the appearance of thedevice. The check-hook g is provided with a dovetailed projection g, onthe top of which rests the saddle 7b, which is also provided with adovetailed projection it. The two projections g and 71 are continuouswith each other when the parts are in the assembled position, and thedovetailed projection, which is a combination of the two projections,slightly tapers from one end to the other in order to fit into adovetailed groove a in the top of the saddletree. It will be obviousthat upon fitting the hook and saddle together they can be slid intothis dovetailed groove to assume the position shown. It will be clear,however, that if nothing were provided except the elements abovedescribed the dovetailed projection would be the only thing to preventthe displacement of the parts. To more effectually guard against this, Iprovide the hook with a lug extending over the forward end it of thesaddle. This lug securely holds the saddle in position with respect tothe hook and prevents the latter from being displaced from thesaddletree. For securing thesaddle in position it is provided with atapering depression 713, for the reception of a catch Z mounted upon aspring Zr, attached to the interior of the saddletree and restingin agroove 0 in the upper surface of the dove tailed groove 11. The springis provided with a rear projection k for the purpose of disengaging thecatch A" from the depression 7i.

The operation of assembling the parts will be as follows: The hook andsaddle are first placed together so that the two projections and IL willform a continuous dovetailed projection. The catch k is then depressedby means of the projection 76 and the two elements forced into thedovetailed groove (1 It is to be understood that the lug 0 is placed inproper position with respect to the end l1 of the saddle before the hookand saddle are attached to the saddletree. In order to displace theparts, the catch it is depressed and the hook and saddle drawn outtogether, when they can be moved one from the other. It will be observedthat by making these parts removable and yet firmly secured togetherwhen in position the whole construction of this portion of the harnessis greatly improved and that one of the most important things that haslong been desired in harnesses has thus been accomplished.

Although I have described a particular embodiment of my invention, itwill be obvious that many modifications maybe made therein and that itis not strictly limited thereto.

Reference is to be had to the claims, which indicate the scope of theinvention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a harness, the combination of a saddletree, acheck-hook, and a saddle, said saddletree having a groove and saidcheclchook and saddle each having a projection adapted to fit in saidgroove and to be held thereby.

2. In a harness, the combination of a saddletree, a check-hook, and asaddle, said saddlctree having a tapered dovetailed groove upon itsupper surface, and said check-hook and saddle each having a dovetailedprojection, said projections being continuations of each other andtapering in the same degree as said groove, and adapted to lit in saidgroove.

3. In a harness, the combination of a saddletree, a check-hook, and asaddle, said saddletree having a dovetailed groove, and said checkhookand saddle each having a clovetailed projection adapted to lit in saidgroove.

at. In a harness, the combination of a saddletree, a check-hook, and asaddle, said saddletree having a tapering dovetailed groove, and saidcheck-hook and saddle each having a dovetailed projection tapering in asimilar manner, said projections forming a continuation one of the otherwhen the parts are in assembled position and adapted to pass into saidgroove.

5. In a harness, the combination of a saddletree having a groove, acheck-hook having a projection, and a saddle having a projection, bothof said projections entering said groove, said hook and saddle beingremovably mounted on the saddletree by means of said projections, andsaid .saddletrce resting on the up per surface of the projection of thehook.

6. In a harness, the combination of a saddletree, a check-hook, and asaddle, said saddletree having a tapering dovetailed groove, and saidcheck-hook and saddle each having a dovetailed projection tapering in asimilar manner, said projections forming a continuation one of the otherwhen the parts are in assembled position and adapted to pass into saidgroove, said hook having a lug adapted to engage with the saddle toprevent lifting of the latter.

'7. In a harness, the combination of a saddletree, a check-hookremovably mounted thereon, a saddle resting upon a portion of the hookand removably mounted on the saddletree, and means for securing thehookand saddle in position upon the saddletree; said means comprising aspring-hook mounted on the saddletree and engaging with the saddle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBION D. CARPENTER.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN THOMPSON, VVARREN K. THoMPsoN.

